To establish student admissions criteria, to be approved by the Executive Committee, and review them for appropriate modifications.

To review, and recommend for approval to the Head Graduate Adviser, graduate student applications to the DE.

To collaborate with the affiliated Ph.D. programs in the recruitment of graduate students.

To establish and review the DE’s mechanisms for advising students in adherence to standards of scholarship for the DE from pre-advancement until completion of DE requirements in the program, and to assess the quality of the program’s student advising.

To assist the Head Graduate Adviser in the following duties of that position:

To review and approve individual student course selections and make appropriate recommendations before approval.

To review student Qualifying Examination and Dissertation Committees to ensure that the DE is represented by a core faculty member for nomination to the Dean of the Graduate Division for approval.

To review and approve any variations from the DE standard Curriculum in individual student cases